Students marks 60th anniversary of national school in Offaly

Oran Fahey, Sean Greville, Mike Forde and Joseph Sheehan better known as John Paul George and Ringo when they attended the Ballinamere NS 60th anniversary concert. Ger Rogers Photography | Ger Rogers Photo

placeholder image — Oran Fahey, Sean Greville, Mike Forde and Joseph Sheehan better known as John Paul George and Ringo when they attended the Ballinamere NS 60th anniversary concert. Ger Rogers Photography | Ger Rogers Photo

Sixties theme for outstanding concert for Ballinamere NS’ 60th

IN recognition of the great service to the community provided by Ballinamere national school over the last 60 years, the children from the school presented a celebration concert on Thursday last appropriately featuring songs from the sixties, the decade in which the first Ballinamere school was built.

Many past pupils, parents and former staff members attended to relive the freedom and new-found expression of the ‘swinging sixties’ when the Primary Cert was a state exam and the majority of children walked to school.

The golf classic on Friday held to raise additional funding for the Esker Centre in the school and is a joint venture between the school and it’s very active Parents Association.

Many past pupils from the school who were present on that day at Easter time 1966 when the school opened reunited at the club house for the prize giving ceremony and monster raffle that evening.